C>Ways Ltd - Innovators In IT

RPMI

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VMware and the Financial Services

The Brief:
Carry out an investigation into the possibilities of drastically reducing the number of physical file server computers at RPMI through the use of modern server virtualisation techniques and provide for disaster recovery.

The Method:
C>Ways delivered an Enterprise Class virtualisation and replicated storage solution utilising VMware Infrastructure virtualisation software, HP servers, Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) replicated storage and Brocade SAN Infrastructure.

The Solution:
The previous 60+ physical servers, of which 40 are considered business critical, were consolidated down to 6 physical servers plus the addition of a shared storage or SAN infrastructure. There were immediate savings in power costs and carbon footprint, both directly and indirectly through reduced air conditioning requirements.

simple, effective & environmentally friendly solutions… the C>Ways way

RPMI is an award-winning pension administrator who administers pensions for over 200 organizations and supports over 500,000 members.

C>Ways were invited by RPMI to carry out an investigation into the possibilities of drastically reducing the number of physical file server computers at RPMI, through the use of modern server virtualisation techniques.

The objective was to demonstrate the potential benefits of adopting server virtualisation as a method of delivering a real-world point in time business continuity solution which allows IT service departments to deliver on a 99.999% system availability statistic and the utmost in data protection.

As a result of this exercise C>Ways delivered an Enterprise Class virtualisation and replicated storage solution utilising VMware Infrastructure virtualisation software, HP servers, Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) replicated storage and Brocade SAN Infrastructure. The platform formed the basis of the Pension Company’s Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan. Two locations within RPMI Stooperdale Offices mirrored the servers and data for reliable delivery of ICT service. A third remote site hosts a replicated Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity platform which is made up of identical products and made ready to failover at the request of the IT Facilities and Directorate. The entire solution is managed by a Central Backup Service
supplied by Symantec Backup Exec and a Spectra Logic Tape Library.

The solution was designed to provide a real world solution.

C>Ways determined that the current 60+ physical servers, of which 40 were considered business critical, could be consolidated down to 6 physical servers plus the addition of a shared storage – SAN infrastructure. There were immediate savings in power costs and carbon footprint, both directly and indirectly through reduced air conditioning requirements.

RPMI had adopted a 4 year capital replacement policy. With the new virtual environment, the need to purchase new server hardware in the future was also much reduced, opening the possibility that, once the initial investment was made, any server capital replacement program or maintenance budget may be reduced by as much as 60% of its current and expected capital replacement cost.

In addition to those savings, virtualising the servers had a huge advantage: the virtual servers running on the 6 physical servers are no more than large files that can be copied to other physical servers running the virtualisation, making backup, disaster resilience and business continuity much less complex and easy to test.

The solution was designed to provide a Virtual Environment that was configured within one central Data Centre and split into three deployable configurations. The primary site pair was located within the Stooperdale offices. The remote site equipment was re-located upon agreement in a secure remote site location. In this way should the main data centre in Darlington suffer a catastrophic disaster, with the virtual server environment, it is possible to have the servers pop back up at another location within a couple of minutes, and in some cases, without disruption to network users.

The protection of RPMI data using tape backup media had grown to a point where the time window for backup and verification was very difficult to achieve. Server creep resulted in a tape backup library of more than 800 tapes and 30 tape changes per day. Server virtualisation SAN infrastructure and an Enterprise scale Tape Library platform allowed RPMI to both gain control of the backup and save operational time and Tape costs in addition to providing greater data integrity.

The implementation of a virtual server environment provided RPMI with a platform that can adapt to the needs of the business rapidly, and with greater financial control.

As part of the project deployment, key RPMI personnel were trained to a level which allowed them to ascertain formal qualifications as below:

• Hitachi Systems Engineer’s
• VMware Professional’s
• Brocade Switch Fabric Professional’s
• Symantec Backup Exec Administrator’s

About C>Ways
C>Ways is a private sector limited liability company. Its aims are to deliver unbiased technical and consultative advice, planning and deployment services to public and private sector organizations.

Established in 1995, C>Ways has a high profile within the UK Further Education and Local Community / Government sectors.

Every member of the C>Ways consultancy and R&D departments take part in the strict in-house education plan in an effort to lead in trends within telecommunications and Internet-based market sectors.

Other Clients

Bishop Burton College

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HITACHI – Storage Solutions in Education

The Brief:
Bishop Burton College needed a data storage architecture able to economically scale to support its data management requirements while providing the flexibility needed to allocate storage according to different user
needs.

The Method:
To invest, re-design and centralise management of the College’s data storage network. The Hitachi Simple SAN provided a scalable and robust solution, supporting future growth and making it possible for Bishop Burton College to reduce IT costs and efficiently allocate storage resources.

The Solution:
Hitachi’s Simple SAN platform made it possible to do just that. It increased Bishop Burton College’s storage capacity from 60 to 4,000 gigabytes, enabling storage capacity to be centrally managed and lowering total cost of ownership.

an economical and reliable solution to address current & future needs … the C>Ways way

Bishop Burton College is one of Britain’s leading countryside education institutes. It opened a new campus as part of the college’s £23 million investment in education and sporting facilities.

Campus expansion and the increasing generation of electronic data led Bishop Burton College, an education institute in the North of England, to invest, re-design and centralise management of its data storage network. The Hitachi Simple SAN provided a scalable and robust solution, supporting future growth and making it possible for the College to reduce IT costs and efficiently allocate storage resources.

Increased data storage demands from 3,500 teachers and students, combined with the ambitious expansion plans meant that simply adding servers to boost storage capacity was no longer economically viable.

Bishop Burton College needed a data storage architecture able to support its data management requirements while providing the flexibility needed to allocate storage according to different user needs. Hitachi’s Simple SAN platform made it possible. It increased the College’s storage capacity from 60 to 4,000 gigabytes, enabling storage capacity to be centrally managed and lowering total cost of ownership.

Capacity not cost
The existing storage environment consisted of one data centre with servers added to meet capacity demands. It did not provide flexibility to meet individual department needs or enable the college to centrally manage a rapidly increasing data burden.

The college needed a new storage solution to support future growth and enable it to structure both staff and student data in a way that was cost-efficient and easy to access. Reliability was also central as information saved on the system is often critical to students and teachers.

Integration not disruption
Besides tackling increasing data, the College wanted to achieve a centralised environment. This will allow managing its storage capacity enabling it to be allocated to meet varying demands across departments. Alongside this, any changes to the new system needed to take place with as little disruption as possible to students and staff.

These goals were achieved in a short time using the Hitachi Simple SAN, which makes the installation of a Storage Area Network as easy as six computer mouse clicks. It provides high-speed data storage in one place, reducing the amount of administration needed to oversee individual servers. By consolidating all servers on to one platform enables the resources to be managed and allocated efficiently and provides excellent availability and fail-safe mechanisms.

C>Ways worked closely with Bishop Burton College to deploy the Hitachi Simple SAN. C>Ways and Hitachi have worked together on a number of projects across the UK and were confident that they would be able to design, install and support a storage solution that would meet the College’s current and future demands.

Simplified, consolidated information
In order to move all of Bishop Burton College’s current data saved on various servers to the new SAN, C>Ways used a mirroring system based on Novell to migrate the data seamlessly without interruption. College systems that needed to be migrated to the SAN platform included Lotus Notes and the main administrative system, which staff used every day.

With Hitachi’s intuitive SAN technology and C>Ways expert project management, the first server was operational on the new network within a day.

Consolidation of the existing storage media and functions (disks, tapes, and disaster recovery) has led to significant simplification of storage management and provisioning. It also allows new configurations to be implemented more efficiently.

Alan Anderson, IT manager of Bishop Burton College, commented: “Our data was increasing by 10% each year approximately and we need an economical and reliable solution to address current and future needs. C>Ways seamlessly implemented The Hitachi Simple SAN platform, which has improved our ability to manage storage capacity to meet individual user needs. All future applications will be put onto the SAN and it allows us to address an ever increasing data burden while reducing total cost of ownership.”

Established in 1995, C>Ways has a high profile within the UK Further Education and Local Community / Government sectors.

Every member of the C>Ways consultancy and R&D departments take part in the strict in-house education plan in an effort to lead in trends within telecommunications and Internet-based market sectors.

Other Clients

Leeds Metropolitan University

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AVAYA – Transforming Education

The Brief:
To widen participation in learning and to help and encourage people of all ages and abilities to achieve their full potential.

The Method:
Implementation a new network with a gigabyte Ethernet trunk and Passport 8600 switches at the core of the network.

The Solution:
Robust, resilient, high-performance telecommunications network.

flawless project management and strategic planning… the c>ways way

Leeds Metropolitan University was founded in 1992 and has three campuses, over 40,000 students and 3000 members of staff.

Acknowledged as setting new world class standards for city centre regeneration, the development is office-led, but mixed use, providing high quality commercial, civic, residential, hotel, leisure and retail space in a carefully planned and managed environment.

C>Ways were engaged to replace the existing telecommunications network within the campus located in the city centre.

The University required a high performance, secure and resilient data network, which would replace the current ATM core infrastructure along with edge and routing equipment.

Within the new system the University needed an innovative network that would enable voice and video traffic, in addition to traditional data transfer. Good traffic management along with optional traffic management tools, were also required.

Furthermore, the University wanted the ability to install additional security, interface and management features at a later date.

C>Ways, in partnership with AVAYA Networks, implemented a new network with a gigabyte Ethernet trunk and Passport 8600 switches at the core of the network. Voice-over-IP (VoIP) enables the network to support voice, video and data traffic at a reduced total cost of ownership.

The project was implemented with a ‘Zero downtime’ policy, to ensure that University operations were not hindered.

C>Ways worked alongside Leeds Metropolitan University, in order to utilise current resources to ensure increased productivity. This not only reduced costs, but enabled University staff to use their current skills, and gain additional knowledge from our team of specialists.

Through flawless project management and strategic planning, C>Ways were able to implement a robust, resilient, high-performance telecommunications network for the University.

Due to the use of sophisticated technologies a cost effective digital telecommunications network was successfully implemented. The design of the new network will allow the University to easily upgrade the system in the future.

C>Ways have been able to provide the University with exceptional support via our dedicated Help Desk and team of specialists.

Since the implementation of the new network at the Civic Centre campus, C>Ways have begun a completely new network to upgrade at the University’s Beckett Park campus.

Established in 1995, C>Ways has a high profile within the UK Further Education and Local Community / Government sectors.

Every member of the C>Ways consultancy and R&D departments take part in the strict in-house education plan in an effort to lead in trends within telecommunications and Internet-based market sectors.

Other Clients

Manchester City Council

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Genetec’s Omnicast – Transforming Surveillance

The Brief:
To upgrade Manchester City Council CCTV network from analogue to IP based surveillance.

The Method:
C>Ways integrated a federated Omnicast 4.1 IP CCTV system from Genetec.

The Solution:
The new system allowed unicast and multicast video to be used simultaneously and routed through a new high performance data network back to one central monitoring station, replacing 5 island stations.

‘Unlike an analogue installation, the new systems can deploy cameras and monitoring stations within hours, our partners could not be happier with the new system and its flexibility, response and many benefits’
David Walsh, Technical Installations Manager from the City of Manchester’s Command and Control Centre

The City of Manchester has chosen equipment from Genetec to upgrade its CCTV network from analogue to IP based surveillance in line with their network migration plans.

Working with the specialist integrator C>Ways, the city council selected a federated Omnicast 4.1 IP CCTV system from Genetec. Many of the City’s strategic IP and analogue cameras are now managed by the Omnicast system which was integrated into the IT Network by C>Ways.

The new system allows unicast and multicast functions to be used simultaneously helping to manage the bandwidth. ‘Where before we could only use either unicast or multicast functions, the federated Omnicast solution provide failsafe viewing and recording of any camera managed by our team of officers. The introduction of H.264 video streaming working in failsafe mode simultaneously protects our systems while offering better management of bandwidth’ said David Walsh, Technical Installations Manager from the City of Manchester’s Command and Control Centre.

The Control Centre had five locations throughout the city, all of which manage video with its older, fixed analogue systems. With the introduction of a high speed municipal data network enhanced by services delivered by radio network specialist Metronet, a new IP CCTV solution was designed and delivered by c-ways (who acted as project manager and chief technical officer to the Control Centre Manager) .

The solution is designed to be future proof, adopting H.264 protocols as soon as they became available, together with new end user tools like PC Mouse driven video control or USB high speed Joystick technology for accurate management and monitoring.

The solution is robust and capable of expanding to massive camera numbers. The Omnicast platform delivered by c-ways takes advantage of SAN technology configured in a fully redundant and failsafe design, with no single point of failure built into the system.

Using Federation techniques, the Control Centre can offer controlled access to parts of the CCTV system to external agencies both highly securely and flexibly. One month into the systems implementation and the authority had already migrated 30 cameras and offered access to them to the Greater Manchester Police with 20 more cameras from the city’s largest municipal parks within a few weeks after.

The upgrade allowed Manchester City Council to work with existing infrastructure and hardware providers ensuring efficient use of public funds, which David Walsh said was ‘very important when spending public money’.

David Walsh added: ‘unlike the analogue installation, the systems were up and running within hours and our partner could not be happier with the new system and its many benefits’
C>Ways has been providing CCTV System Support and Maintenance to the Manchester City Council new IP based surveillance system since then.

About Genetec
Genetec is a pioneer in the physical security and public safety industry and a global provider of world-class IP video surveillance, access control and license plate recognition (LPR) solutions to markets such as transports, education, retail, gaming & government. With sales offices and partnerships around the world, Genetec has established itself as the leader in innovative networked solutions by applying a high level of flexibility and forward-thinking principles into the development of its core technology and business solutions. Genetec’s corporate culture is an extension of these very same principles, encouraging a dynamic and innovative workforce that is dedicated to the development of cutting-edge solutions and to exceptional customer care.
For more information, visit www.genetec.com.

Established in 1995, C>Ways has a high profile within the UK Further Education and Local Community / Government sectors.

Every member of the C>Ways consultancy and R&D departments take part in the strict in-house education plan in an effort to lead in trends within telecommunications and Internet-based market sectors.

Other Clients

Hertfordshire Constabulary

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Genetec’s Omnicast – Transforming Video Surveillance

The Brief:
To upgrade and expand Hertfordshire Constabulary’s video surveillance infrastructure and systems to ensure public safety and security.

The Method:
The systems had to be upgraded to Genetec- Omnicast, extra cameras had to be set up and new hardware had to be installed to accommodate the expansion. All the new systems were then connected to Omnicast using a Wide Area Network.

The Solution:
Working with C>Ways Ltd, Hertfordshire Constabulary is using Omnicast tocurrently manage over 70 analogue cameras from different manufacturers throughout the county of Hertfordshire, 10 bordering councils and some major trunk routes.

The close working relationship between C>Ways and Hertfordshire Constabulary enabled a successful outcome to a challenging project….the C>Ways way

Hertfordshire Constabulary has selected Genetec’s Omnicast IP video surveillance for a county-wide video system expansion and upgrade.

Genetec is a pioneer in the physical security industry and a provider of world-class IP security solutions. Upon completion of the expansion which is currently underway, the new Omnicast system will manage a total of over 100 cameras, helping officers police 632 square miles and protect over a million residents.

“The user-friendliness of the system was key,” says Grant Harknett, Network Analyst at Hertfordshire Constabulary. “It is a very intuitive system and its advanced features have been instrumental in helping Hertfordshire Constabulary expeditiously address emergencies. The new Omnicast system has met all of our expectations.”

Working with C>Ways Limited, a UK-based IT Integrator, Hertfordshire Constabulary is using Omnicast to currently manage over 70 analog cameras from various manufacturers including Panasonic, throughout the county of Hertfordshire, 10 bordering councils and some major trunk routes. It is thanks to Omnicast’s open architecture that Hertfordshire Constabulary was able to preserve their existing hardware investments, using Axis encoders amongst others to convert analog feeds to IP.

An additional 40 IP Axis cameras have been added to Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Enquiry Offices to safeguard staff, visitors and the premises. The additional expansion will be fully integrated into the police headquarters’ system where all cameras are currently being monitored around the clock. Hertfordshire Constabulary also set up a helicopter-mounted camera recording directly into Omnicast to literally get a bird’s eye view of happenings in the county.

C>Ways are a Genetec Certified Elite partner. Nick Jackson, MD of C>Ways highlighted the challenging aspect of integrating cameras from multiple locations across the county into the Omnicast solution. ‘The close working relationship between C>Ways and Hertfordshire Constabulary enabled a successful outcome to a challenging project’.

Some additional Omnicast features that were particularly important to Hertfordshire Constabulary included Redundant and Failover Archiving which ensures access to live or archived data at all times. This is particularly important for after-the-fact investigations, when high-priority camera recordings must be reviewed. In similar respects, Omnicast’s Archive Player allows surveillance officers to quickly retrieve and playback stored video in case suspicion is raised by an activity or incident caught on camera.

“Hertfordshire Constabulary is joining the ranks of Manchester City Council, opting for a similar upgrade to Omnicast,” says Cavan Kendall, UK Sales Manager at Genetec. “They have pro-actively sought out an advanced IP video surveillance technology to ensure public safety and security, and we are happy to have been able to help them fulfil all their security objectives.”

C>Ways had already installed Omnicast for Manchester City Council back in 2006, when they were looking for a next generation CCTV solution. 25 cameras were installed in Manchester City Centre, the number increased to 100 when the decision was made to include the park areas within Greater Manchester.

Established in 1995, C>Ways has a high profile within the UK Further Education and Local Community / Government sectors.

Every member of the C>Ways consultancy and R&D departments take part in the strict in-house education plan in an effort to lead in trends within telecommunications and Internet-based market sectors.

Other Clients

Spinningfields – Manchester

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Enhancing Our Public Spaces

The Brief:
To deploy Fibre, Wireless and CCTV within Spinningfields, Manchester’s dynamic new business district.

The Method:
After becoming apparent that the amount of equipment to be installed into the public realm was becoming complex and detrimental to the surrounding development. A decision was made to implement a Metropolitan Standard design based on resilient ring fibre, where both cameras and wireless co-exist, taking advantage of a reduced deployment of equipment into the public realm while maximising on the current duct and fibre infrastructure.

The Solution:
c>ways designed and implemented a resilient fibre ring around the Spinningfields’ development which enabled a public realm wireless network to be configured. The wireless network is secure, high quality and resilient and carries images from the CCTV cameras back to a central room for monitoring and recording. The CCTV system is based on the Genetic Omnicast IP Platform which provides exceptional picture quality and is flexible to enable the expansion of the system one camera at a time into many thousand cameras.

flawless project management… the c>ways way

Spinningfields is Europe’s new premium financial and professional services destination.

C>Ways was commissioned the task to design and project manage the implementation of the new fibre cable, cctv and wireless infrastructure.

IP CCTV
C>Ways installed 15 cctv cameras in different positions around the Spinningfields complex. Each camera was specially selected to make sure that it blended with its environment, had the right design and colour and was not intrusive.

C>Ways proposed the Genetec Omnicast IP Platform for the Spinningfields CCTV infrastructure. This is a server based IP Platform giving full management and flexibility. The IP encoders based at the camera position encode the Video image which is transmitted via the fibre optic cabling and Wireless infrastructure to the server platform.

Omnicast design provides the flexibility to grow your system one camera at a time, from one to thousands of cameras.

Access to the images is managed by the Genetec platform administrators ensuring security and Data Protection rights are maintained.

Wireless
Spinningfileds’ original planned infrastructure was to be built around a Radio Mesh network. C>Ways suggested a new wireless design based on utilising the Fibre Network reducing the total number of access points in the Public Realm and providing an easy to manage platform. The antennas and access points chosen by C>Ways were modern looking and could be painted to blend with the environment and be non intrusive.

Ducting & Fibre Installation
Spinningfields previously deployed a cable duct system with a star configuration with breakout points and inspection chambers in key locations. It didn’t provide a complete ring around the site.

C>Ways recommended a Fibre Ring Topology to ensure a fault tolerant fibre infrastructure with a Nortel Network Switch system connected to the cable to provide the IP Ethernet Connectivity. With this design, should a fibre optic link be damaged the switches will detect the loss of signal and re route it in the opposite direction. It will also allow the server to be placed anywhere within the ring.

A ‘blown fibre’ tubing system was also installed. It enables fibres to be blown through the existing tubing providing high levels of expansion capability.

This together with the ring design makes this structure future proof. Should future services be required they can be injected into the development and without relying on a single building for access.

Established in 1995, C>Ways has a high profile within the UK Further Education and Local Community / Government sectors.

Every member of the C>Ways consultancy and R&D departments take part in the strict in-house education plan in an effort to lead in trends within telecommunications and Internet-based market sectors.

Other Clients

Bill Emmerson Celebrates – A Decade at C>Ways

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Friday, 21st May 2010

It has been an eventful 2010 so far at C>Ways, with much to be celebrated, and after a decade at C>Ways, Bill Emmerson talks about his experience below.

‘When I started at C>Ways in August 1999, Nick said this would be my last job. I’ve never been sure if that was threat or a promise!

In those days, Compaq had just acquired Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and Microsoft had recently released Windows 98.

I was working for Computacenter in 1999 and had been to a seminar in Leeds. By co-incidence I met Nick there and he asked if we could talk. C>Ways had been established for about 2 years and was a very good technical organization but needed some commercial input.

I was excited by the prospect of working for a smaller company and having the opportunity to make a real difference to the organization through my efforts.

Nick and me had worked together since 1987 first for ICI Computer Systems and then for P&P so we knew we could work effectively together.

It was hard work trying to take the company to the next level but very rewarding.

Nick secured a contract to design and develop an IP CCTV system for The Goodwin Centre in Hull which was a ground breaking solution in 2001 and which won great acclaim. C>Ways were presented with an award by Business in the Community for the impact on crime reduction in the area.

The next breakthrough came when we won the contract for a network upgrade at Leeds Metropolitan University.

In my career I have been fortunate to have been involved in securing many significant business contracts. But none was more important than Leeds Met.

I walked into a room full of people who wanted to win the contract and I thought ‘how the hell are we going to win this!’ But win it we did.

Seven years later, C>Ways continue to enjoy a very close relationship with Leeds Met for which I would like to thank every one of the people involved there.

In recent years, we have been successful in moving the company from a projects based business to one that is more service and support orientated.

But the most important part of business is the customers and I can say that I have never worked for a company that values its customers more than C>Ways.

If there is a secret to having a successful career it would be to work hard and be honest at all times. In that way we can create mutual trust and respect.

Services Manager
Bill Emmerson
C>Ways Ltd

C>Ways provide Wi-Fi at Dalby Forest – UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:03:43 +0000

Wireless in the wwods
April 21, 2010

A SCARBOROUGH company is set play a key role in broadcasting an international mountain biking championship to viewers across the globe.

IT firm C>Ways Ltd, which is based in Wykeham, has landed a contract to provide wireless Internet coverage of the 30km UCI Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Cup at Dalby Forest on Saturday April 24 and Sunday April 25.

The company has been charged with rigging up the technology to allow riders, teams, and the 5,000 expected visitors to access internet coverage during the event, and will also set up 12 television cameras and 50 media desks to results and pictures to all corners of the world.

Services Manager Bill Emmerson said the group were thrilled to have been awarded the contract and were looking forward to being part of a historic event.

“This is a very big thing for the Scarborough area and we are delighted to have been chosen to be part of the first world championship mountain biking competition to be held in the UK.”

“It is a prestigious honour for us and we have had to carry out a number of reccy’s to see the feasibility of it because it is very difficult terrain up there.”

“It is set to push us to the limit because the forest covers more than 40,000 square metres and previous attempts to provide internet access have proven extremely difficult, but were are looking forward to it.”

Organisers have confirmed the championship is set to go ahead despite fears that leading riders from across the world could be grounded by the volcanic ash crisis.

C>Ways “QUACKED” at Spinningfields – 2010 Duck Race

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2nd April 2010, Spinningfields hosted the inaugural Manchester Duck Race in aid of local children’s charity, Brainwave.

C>Ways are proud to have entered our very own ‘large green’ corporate duck into the race.

Press Release:

Manchester Duck Race

2nd April (Good Friday)

Irwell Square, Leftbank, Spinningfields 2pm

Spinningfields is going to be hosting the inaugural Manchester Duck Race in aid of local children’s charity, Brainwave on 2nd April (Good Friday) at 2pm.

Ducks can be bought for £1 on the day and can also be bought in advance online at www.spinningfieldsonline.com.

The race will take place on the River Irwell, join us at Irwell Square to cheer on the ducks from the riverside.

Corporates can also enter by buying a one foot giant duck, which can be branded by your company. 75 companies have already signed up and we want to see 100 giant ducks racing down the Irwell. So what are you waiting for? Get your corporate duck now by emailing feedback@spinningfields.co.uk

By entering the race there is the chance to win great prizes, first prize is a signed Manchester United Football and four tickets to a Manchester United match. There will be other great prizes to be won, check them out at www.spinningfieldsonline.com

We hope you can support such a worthy cause and enjoy the race too, for more information about Brainwave visit www.brainwave.org

We look forward to seeing you at the race!

Spinningfields

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Welcome to C>Ways

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